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End of an era: Nova Launcher's parent company lays off practically everyone
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Noe launcher. used nova on my pixel 6, now neo on my pixel 8
this post was submitted on 09 Aug 2024
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Does anyone know of a good open-source launcher? I know there's FastDraw and Olauncher, but I wouldn't mind having some more alternatives to try out just to find one that truly works best for me.
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Lawnchair.
Been using Action Launcher for the past 2 years. Grouping of apps, theming, option to have multiple slideable docks ❤, shutters... I adore it.
I have tried Kvaesito, Niagara, Nova, Kiss and Lawnchair(and forks), personally I prefer Lawnchair because it it the most standard regarding workflow and has all if not most features one would want in a launcher. Plus the fact it is fully FOSS and supports Arcticons. If you have a small number of apps you typically launch then Kiss or Niagara(Paid Pro version recommended) would work nicely.
Where is Lawnchair? It's not on F-droid and the Google Play store says Lawnchair 2 is for an older os (I'm on 14).
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Sounds great but is it true it won't allow custom icons?
What will not allow custom icons? All of them support custom icons. What do you mean?
Another review of it claimed it couldn't but I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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Just wondering, but why isn't it possible to just use something like the RethinkDNS app and block all internet access Nova has? That's what I've done at least. Haven't found a launcher I like as much, and don't see why a launcher would need internet access constantly. I already use RethinkDNS to block other apps too, like Gboard
NetGuard.
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After I switched to gesture based navigation, I haven't found a third party launcher that works seamlessly with it.
Neo Launcher is pretty nice!
Yeah I just tried it out and I'm not a fan it's far too simple. I love Nova for being able to swipe up or down on icons for separate actions. I have a foldable so I use that to trigger multi-app groups
I'm using Samsung OneUI launcher now. It does most of what I needed Nova to do anyway.